Traffic is diverted to the Schoolcraft Road service drive Monday for work on I-96 that has the road closed to Newburgh until October.

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Drivers navigating the I-96 closure during Monday evening's rush hour commute experienced travel times up to two times longer than typical on some detour routes, according to data compiled by the traffic analyzing company INRIX.

While morning traffic was only slightly worse than normal, the evening commute was a bear, according to traffic analyst Jim Bak.